EDC102H F09 Context Reports

Community Data for the 02907 Zip Code

Group member: Lauren Mastrobuono

I. Community Data Collection

A. Income Poverty Data

	02907	Rhode Island	US
Median household income	$23,225	$54,060	$50,007
Median family income	$24,913	$68,740	$60,374
Per capita income	$10,806	$27,515	$26,178
Families below poverty level	30.7%	8.3%	9.8%
Individuals below poverty level	32.6%	11.7%	13.3%
Median earning for workers	$21,794	$30,159	$28,029
Mean travel time to work	21.5 (m)	22.7 (m)	25.1 (m)
# Ppl with food stamp benefits (past 12 mo)		25,781	8,819,191
# People who utilize public transportation	865 (10.4%)	13,587	6,638,872

B. Race and Ethnicity Data

	02907	Rhode Island	US
White	25.7%	84.5%	74.1%
Black/African Americans	24.0%	5.4%	12.4%
Asian	9.3%	2.7%	4.3%
Hispanic	51.3%	10.9%	14.7%
American Indian or Alaska native	1.8%	1.0%	.8%
Puerto Rican	10.3%	2.8%
Mexican	0.6%	0.7%

C. Census-Based Indicators

	02907	Rhode Island
Child population	17,098	234,821
Children in single-parent families	24%	31%
Children living in families below the federal poverty threshold	9.1%	17.5%
Teens not in school and not working	15.0%	6%
Households with grandparents financially responsible for grandchildren	4.0%	4%

D. Economic Well-Being Indicators

	02907	Rhode Island
Food Stamp Program participation	99%	77%
School Breakfast Program participation	15%	29%
Average Cost of Rent	$1,122	$1,232
Infants Born at Highest Risk	3%	5%
Children in Families Receiving Cash Assistance	4%	6%

E. Health Indicators

	02907	Rhode Island
Number of children under 19 receiving medical assistance	5,250	84,717
% of children with elevated blood lead levels	3.3%	4.5%
WIC Participation Rate (%)	74%	78%
Women with delayed prenatal care	10.3%	12.1%
Infants born below birth weight	7.9%	8.1%
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 births)	5.4%	6.3%
Asthma hospitalization rate (per 1,000 children)	3.2%	4.0%
Teen birth rate (per 1,000 teens ages 15-17)	14.4%	19.1
Newborn infant exclusively breastfed	57%	57%

F. Safety Indicators

	02907	Rhode Island
Child abuse and neglect rate per 1,000 children	10.1	10.7
Domestic violence incidents with children present	27%	29%
Rate of children with incarcerated parents (per 1,000)	8.1	11.1

G. Education Indicators

	02907	Rhode Island
Early intervention participation	10%	10%
Early head start participation rate	7%	4%
Head start participation rate	100%	40%
Students enrolled in special education	18%	18%
Infant and preschool child care slots (per 100 children under 6)	108	91
Children in full day kindergarten	1%	58%
Children who are English language learners	5%	5%
Fourth graders at or above math proficiency level	70%	63%
Eighth graders at or above math proficiency level	51%	53%
High School graduation rate	82%	74%

Family and Community

	02907	Rhode Island
Child population	17,098	234,821
Children in single parent families	24%	31%

H. Geographical Location

02907 is an area in Cranston, Rhode Island that borders Providence, Rhode Island. It is easy to get anywhere you'd like to go while living in 02907 because the area includes two main roads; Reservoir Ave and Elmwood Ave. There is also a convenient entrance to route95. According to insiderpages, zip code 02907, located in Providence County, Rhode Island has a population of 27,470, made up of 9,381 households. There is an average of 3.0 people in each household. In 02907, the average home value is $87,900, with the average household earning $23,225 per year in income.

II. Narrative Description of Community

Cranston is a beautiful city right next to Rhode Island’s capital (Providence). 02907, an area very close to Providence is considerably less affluent than Rhode Island as a whole. Their median household income is a mere $23,225 while Rhode Island as a whole has a median household income of $54,060. Furthermore, 30.7% of 02907 residents are below poverty level while only 8.3% of Rhode Island residents as a whole are below. From this data it is apparent that many 02907 residents struggle financially.